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The 2026 FIFA World Cup is fast approaching, and Nick Wright, Chris Broussard, and Kevin Wildes count down the top 26 players who will define this year’s tournament, including Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Christian Pulisic.
ROME, April 1 : Italy woke up angry and disillusioned on Wednesday after the national team missed out on the World Cup for the third time in a row after a playoff defeat to Bosnia, prolonging a sporting nightmare for the soccer-mad country.
Italy failed to qualify for a third World Cup in a row after Alessandro Bastoni’s first-half red card proved costly in a dramatic 4-1 penalty shoot-out defeat away to Bosnia and Herzegovina.
March 31 : Sweden finished rock bottom of their qualifying group with no wins yet booked their World Cup spot on Tuesday with a frantic playoff victory over Poland as manager Graham Potter orchestrated a stunning 'great escape' five months after taking charge.
ZENICA, Bosnia-Herzegovina, March 31 : Italy coach Gennaro Gattuso was emotional and apologetic after his side suffered a playoff penalty shootout loss in Bosnia on Tuesday, to miss out on their third successive World Cup, but he refused to talk about his future.
ZENICA, Bosnia-Herzegovina, April 1 : Bosnia pulled off a penalty shootout win over Italy on Tuesday to qualify for the World Cup for the second time, and manager Sergej Barbarez was the calmest man in Zenica as he praised his players' character.
ZENICA, Bosnia-Herzegovina, March 31 : Italy's agonising World Cup exile continues after they fell to a 4-1 penalty shootout defeat by Bosnia and Herzegovina in their playoff final on Tuesday following a 1-1 draw.
Four-time champions Italy missed out on a third consecutive World Cup after losing to host Bosnia and Herzegovina in a penalty shootout in its playoff final Tuesday in Zenica.